BlockUnion Mills, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mulino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97042. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Molalla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1939 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Molalla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of Union Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,695 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 89 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GRAVES CREEK |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BEAVERCREEK BURN |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,584 acres | Molalla Unit | CLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DALMATIAN PILE |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Molalla Unit | BARREL |
| 5 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RINGO RD |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | LARKIN |
| 28 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | JORDAN FIELD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Union Mills: 20 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman Quarry #2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| W Deardorf 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay Products | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Molalla Clay Products | Clay | Producer | ||
| Needy Brick & Tile # 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Needy Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Needy Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bear Creek No.2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dutton & Adkins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Forman Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136856. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.